Man shot dead in Midway District apartment

POINT LOMA  A 32-year-old man was found dead from a gunshot wound Monday morning inside his girlfriend’s Midway District apartment, and San Diego police homicide detectives are investigating.

Neighbors in the Stonewood Gardens apartment complex on Midway Drive reported hearing a scuffle and then a shot being fired shortly after 9 a.m. Monday. Arriving officers found the man dead inside the ground-floor apartment, said homicide Lt. Kevin Rooney.

Witnesses saw the girlfriend and another man leave the apartment building shortly afterward.

The girlfriend drove about a mile from the apartment and called 911 about 10 minutes after the shooting. She was being interviewed by police.

“At this time, it is unclear if the case is a suicide, accidental shooting or homicide,” Rooney said in a statement.

Neighbor Kenny Bouterie said the couple mainly kept to themselves, but were always friendly when doing their laundry or walking their two dogs. None of the neighbors contacted by a reporter Monday said they knew the victim or his girlfriend’s full names.

The victim’s name was not released pending notification of family, Rooney said.